Boys' name · since 1911
Marinus
266 babies named Marinus in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 266
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marinus sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 266 recorded since 1911.
Marinus has 266 recorded births among boys since 1911, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1950.
- #11,310 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 266 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Marinus ranks #11,310 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 266 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,310 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 266
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Marinus's 266 recorded births place it above 75.12% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
Marinus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Marinus splits its recorded history at 1925: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1920 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Marinus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1950
- Peak year (1920)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Marinus by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (101 births, 38% of the file).
1920s was Marinus's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Marinus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
97 births
- 1920s
1920s
101 births
- 1930s 28
1930s
28 births
- 1940s 35
1940s
35 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 101 births (38% of all-time use).
Marinus by state
Where Marinus concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Michigan | | 25 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 17 | 6.4% |
25 of 266 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Marinus's data
- Marinus's decade-level peak was the 1920s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Marinuss (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Marinus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~39 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–1950 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Marinus draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.